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One of the problems face by farmers in the late 1800s was that railroads

AWe're going out of business
BHeavily subsidized farmer to encourage growth of the West
CNow offered cheap transportation of goods
DCharged very high prices to move farm products to market

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Ans:D. Charged very high prices to move farm products to market

The farmers felt the railroads had monopoly power over them. The farmers essentially had no choice but to send their crops to market on trains. There was not much, if any, competition on most short-line tracks that went through farm areas. Therefore, most farmers had to simply accept whatever price railroads charged to transport crops. Farmers felt the railroads could gouge them by charging high prices and that they, the farmers, had no recourse when this happened. They blamed much of their trouble on this monopoly power.

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D) Charged very high prices to move farm products to market

Explanation:

Farmers felt this was a significant dilemma for them. During the late 1800s, farmers had severe financial problems. Most of their difficulties were really generated by the fact that they were becoming too productive. They were producing too much, which make prices to go down.

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